","published_at":"2026-06-10T23:01:00.000000Z","positionInSeason":214,"metaTitle":"214. The Spark – The Creative Boom Podcast","metaDescription":"The Spark: Katy Ennis-Hargreaves on Croc Hatred, Accidental Shoplifting and Vivienne Westwood.","linksBoxTitle":null,"linksBoxIntro":null,"links":[{"id":5,"name":"boldism.co.uk","url":"https://boldism.co.uk/"},{"id":6,"name":"@boldism","url":"https://www.instagram.com/boldism"},{"id":7,"name":"Acrobat PDF Spaces","url":"https://www.adobe.com/uk/acrobat/generative-ai-pdf/pdf-spaces.html"}],"sponsor":{"name":"Adobe","url":"https://www.adobe.com/uk/acrobat.html?sdid=HZG8WM1C&mv=social&mv2=paidsoc","logo":{"original":"https://media.creativeboom.com/6b8645f8-516e-41dc-a05e-f8d59587ea70/8abbf1f377b47ee7067253987eff35054a383030.png","mp4":null,"width":3151,"height":763,"widths":{"thumb":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/6b8645f8-516e-41dc-a05e-f8d59587ea70/conversions/8abbf1f377b47ee7067253987eff35054a383030-thumb.webp","width":320},"small":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/6b8645f8-516e-41dc-a05e-f8d59587ea70/conversions/8abbf1f377b47ee7067253987eff35054a383030-small.webp","width":640},"medium":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/6b8645f8-516e-41dc-a05e-f8d59587ea70/conversions/8abbf1f377b47ee7067253987eff35054a383030-medium.webp","width":1280},"large":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/6b8645f8-516e-41dc-a05e-f8d59587ea70/conversions/8abbf1f377b47ee7067253987eff35054a383030-large.webp","width":2048}}}},"hero":{"sources":{"original":"https://media.creativeboom.com/e9f0f82b-7ae3-416d-9bfa-7495d59e4e63/11459353b2967d0a8a4530f33da128da5be67d3a.png","mp4":null,"width":3000,"height":3000,"widths":{"thumb":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/e9f0f82b-7ae3-416d-9bfa-7495d59e4e63/conversions/11459353b2967d0a8a4530f33da128da5be67d3a-thumb.webp","width":320},"small":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/e9f0f82b-7ae3-416d-9bfa-7495d59e4e63/conversions/11459353b2967d0a8a4530f33da128da5be67d3a-small.webp","width":640},"medium":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/e9f0f82b-7ae3-416d-9bfa-7495d59e4e63/conversions/11459353b2967d0a8a4530f33da128da5be67d3a-medium.webp","width":1280},"large":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/e9f0f82b-7ae3-416d-9bfa-7495d59e4e63/conversions/11459353b2967d0a8a4530f33da128da5be67d3a-large.webp","width":2048}}},"alt":""}},"moreEpisodes":[{"id":1,"title":"The Spark: Rob Draper on Old-School Electro, Portrait-a-Day and Nike Dreams","slug":"spark-216","url":"/podcast/spark-216/","published_at":"2026-06-17T23:01:00.000000Z","positionInSeason":216,"season":{"number":11,"name":"Season 11"},"image":{"sources":{"original":"https://media.creativeboom.com/0f564da4-5d3d-4d7a-b747-2105d08094c0/31a09947b2b7c0b337adbf5b29fbe628f71c0281.png","mp4":null,"width":3000,"height":3000,"widths":{"thumb":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/0f564da4-5d3d-4d7a-b747-2105d08094c0/conversions/31a09947b2b7c0b337adbf5b29fbe628f71c0281-thumb.webp","width":320},"small":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/0f564da4-5d3d-4d7a-b747-2105d08094c0/conversions/31a09947b2b7c0b337adbf5b29fbe628f71c0281-small.webp","width":640},"medium":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/0f564da4-5d3d-4d7a-b747-2105d08094c0/conversions/31a09947b2b7c0b337adbf5b29fbe628f71c0281-medium.webp","width":1280},"large":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/0f564da4-5d3d-4d7a-b747-2105d08094c0/conversions/31a09947b2b7c0b337adbf5b29fbe628f71c0281-large.webp","width":2048}}},"alt":"","caption":""}},{"id":2,"title":"Why Starting From Scratch Might Be the Best Thing That Ever Happens to You, with Rob Draper","slug":"rob-draper","url":"/podcast/rob-draper/","published_at":"2026-06-14T23:01:00.000000Z","positionInSeason":215,"season":{"number":11,"name":"Season 11"},"image":{"sources":{"original":"https://media.creativeboom.com/afded463-dce2-40b7-a4a4-37d7dbd75980/239223a7090c48257dc0f9abf6ba7d044c5f38a9.png","mp4":null,"width":3000,"height":3000,"widths":{"thumb":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/afded463-dce2-40b7-a4a4-37d7dbd75980/conversions/239223a7090c48257dc0f9abf6ba7d044c5f38a9-thumb.webp","width":320},"small":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/afded463-dce2-40b7-a4a4-37d7dbd75980/conversions/239223a7090c48257dc0f9abf6ba7d044c5f38a9-small.webp","width":640},"medium":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/afded463-dce2-40b7-a4a4-37d7dbd75980/conversions/239223a7090c48257dc0f9abf6ba7d044c5f38a9-medium.webp","width":1280},"large":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/afded463-dce2-40b7-a4a4-37d7dbd75980/conversions/239223a7090c48257dc0f9abf6ba7d044c5f38a9-large.webp","width":2048}}},"alt":"","caption":""}},{"id":4,"title":"Why Being Yourself Is Your Biggest Creative Advantage, with Katy Ennis-Hargreaves of BOLDISM","slug":"katy-ennis-hargreaves","url":"/podcast/katy-ennis-hargreaves/","published_at":"2026-06-07T23:01:00.000000Z","positionInSeason":213,"season":{"number":11,"name":"Season 11"},"image":{"sources":{"original":"https://media.creativeboom.com/becc81a4-b13d-49af-a723-1bf8710e88e7/ea12a52e06cf2105372332693455b0f2239a0a3d.png","mp4":null,"width":3000,"height":3000,"widths":{"thumb":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/becc81a4-b13d-49af-a723-1bf8710e88e7/conversions/ea12a52e06cf2105372332693455b0f2239a0a3d-thumb.webp","width":320},"small":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/becc81a4-b13d-49af-a723-1bf8710e88e7/conversions/ea12a52e06cf2105372332693455b0f2239a0a3d-small.webp","width":640},"medium":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/becc81a4-b13d-49af-a723-1bf8710e88e7/conversions/ea12a52e06cf2105372332693455b0f2239a0a3d-medium.webp","width":1280},"large":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/becc81a4-b13d-49af-a723-1bf8710e88e7/conversions/ea12a52e06cf2105372332693455b0f2239a0a3d-large.webp","width":2048}}},"alt":"","caption":""}},{"id":5,"title":"The Spark: Malika Favre on Coffee, Dinner Party Dreams and a Cheeky Confession","slug":"spark-212","url":"/podcast/spark-212/","published_at":"2026-06-03T23:01:00.000000Z","positionInSeason":212,"season":{"number":11,"name":"Season 11"},"image":{"sources":{"original":"https://media.creativeboom.com/f1ae5d4c-2318-44b9-aea6-c89468ea5262/9b882bcc1f55c6b5d24413bc48b3598138bba3e4.png","mp4":null,"width":3000,"height":3000,"widths":{"thumb":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/f1ae5d4c-2318-44b9-aea6-c89468ea5262/conversions/9b882bcc1f55c6b5d24413bc48b3598138bba3e4-thumb.webp","width":320},"small":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/f1ae5d4c-2318-44b9-aea6-c89468ea5262/conversions/9b882bcc1f55c6b5d24413bc48b3598138bba3e4-small.webp","width":640},"medium":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/f1ae5d4c-2318-44b9-aea6-c89468ea5262/conversions/9b882bcc1f55c6b5d24413bc48b3598138bba3e4-medium.webp","width":1280},"large":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/f1ae5d4c-2318-44b9-aea6-c89468ea5262/conversions/9b882bcc1f55c6b5d24413bc48b3598138bba3e4-large.webp","width":2048}}},"alt":"","caption":""}},{"id":6,"title":"Building a Career in Illustration on Your Own Terms, with Malika Favre","slug":"malika-favre","url":"/podcast/malika-favre/","published_at":"2026-05-31T23:01:00.000000Z","positionInSeason":211,"season":{"number":11,"name":"Season 11"},"image":{"sources":{"original":"https://media.creativeboom.com/cd99b89d-9aa8-4ab0-8e4b-4fe5550ae7bc/375b2f290443b69db60454632289c15392060b7b.png","mp4":null,"width":3000,"height":3000,"widths":{"thumb":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/cd99b89d-9aa8-4ab0-8e4b-4fe5550ae7bc/conversions/375b2f290443b69db60454632289c15392060b7b-thumb.webp","width":320},"small":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/cd99b89d-9aa8-4ab0-8e4b-4fe5550ae7bc/conversions/375b2f290443b69db60454632289c15392060b7b-small.webp","width":640},"medium":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/cd99b89d-9aa8-4ab0-8e4b-4fe5550ae7bc/conversions/375b2f290443b69db60454632289c15392060b7b-medium.webp","width":1280},"large":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/cd99b89d-9aa8-4ab0-8e4b-4fe5550ae7bc/conversions/375b2f290443b69db60454632289c15392060b7b-large.webp","width":2048}}},"alt":"","caption":""}},{"id":7,"title":"The Spark: Jimmy Turrell on Snails, Rave Culture and Creative Chaos","slug":"spark-210","url":"/podcast/spark-210/","published_at":"2026-05-27T23:01:00.000000Z","positionInSeason":210,"season":{"number":11,"name":"Season 11"},"image":{"sources":{"original":"https://media.creativeboom.com/88f609fd-d702-4f9a-912a-b1a0d743538f/f5c3136de7afc613f9bc6e179c64bd217bac31ee.png","mp4":null,"width":3000,"height":3000,"widths":{"thumb":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/88f609fd-d702-4f9a-912a-b1a0d743538f/conversions/f5c3136de7afc613f9bc6e179c64bd217bac31ee-thumb.webp","width":320},"small":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/88f609fd-d702-4f9a-912a-b1a0d743538f/conversions/f5c3136de7afc613f9bc6e179c64bd217bac31ee-small.webp","width":640},"medium":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/88f609fd-d702-4f9a-912a-b1a0d743538f/conversions/f5c3136de7afc613f9bc6e179c64bd217bac31ee-medium.webp","width":1280},"large":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/88f609fd-d702-4f9a-912a-b1a0d743538f/conversions/f5c3136de7afc613f9bc6e179c64bd217bac31ee-large.webp","width":2048}}},"alt":"","caption":""}},{"id":8,"title":"Creativity, AI and the Truth About Staying Original, with Jimmy Turrell","slug":"jimmy-turrell","url":"/podcast/jimmy-turrell/","published_at":"2026-05-24T23:01:00.000000Z","positionInSeason":209,"season":{"number":11,"name":"Season 11"},"image":{"sources":{"original":"https://media.creativeboom.com/3e69ab54-9b80-4eb8-9fda-9ba6fb3aa53b/2f7023fd83a1ded048361d4343fc168b4d1c64a4.png","mp4":null,"width":3000,"height":3000,"widths":{"thumb":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/3e69ab54-9b80-4eb8-9fda-9ba6fb3aa53b/conversions/2f7023fd83a1ded048361d4343fc168b4d1c64a4-thumb.webp","width":320},"small":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/3e69ab54-9b80-4eb8-9fda-9ba6fb3aa53b/conversions/2f7023fd83a1ded048361d4343fc168b4d1c64a4-small.webp","width":640},"medium":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/3e69ab54-9b80-4eb8-9fda-9ba6fb3aa53b/conversions/2f7023fd83a1ded048361d4343fc168b4d1c64a4-medium.webp","width":1280},"large":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/3e69ab54-9b80-4eb8-9fda-9ba6fb3aa53b/conversions/2f7023fd83a1ded048361d4343fc168b4d1c64a4-large.webp","width":2048}}},"alt":"","caption":""}},{"id":9,"title":"The Spark: James Martin on Pasta, Pet Peeves and a Few Unfiltered Truths","slug":"spark-208","url":"/podcast/spark-208/","published_at":"2026-05-20T23:01:00.000000Z","positionInSeason":208,"season":{"number":11,"name":"Season 11"},"image":{"sources":{"original":"https://media.creativeboom.com/1eb69f62-a5ff-4c03-8fc1-79298ba65293/ce09085cf84c17fd05514762a3f0f0d847b3b380.png","mp4":null,"width":3000,"height":3000,"widths":{"thumb":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/1eb69f62-a5ff-4c03-8fc1-79298ba65293/conversions/ce09085cf84c17fd05514762a3f0f0d847b3b380-thumb.webp","width":320},"small":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/1eb69f62-a5ff-4c03-8fc1-79298ba65293/conversions/ce09085cf84c17fd05514762a3f0f0d847b3b380-small.webp","width":640},"medium":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/1eb69f62-a5ff-4c03-8fc1-79298ba65293/conversions/ce09085cf84c17fd05514762a3f0f0d847b3b380-medium.webp","width":1280},"large":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/1eb69f62-a5ff-4c03-8fc1-79298ba65293/conversions/ce09085cf84c17fd05514762a3f0f0d847b3b380-large.webp","width":2048}}},"alt":"","caption":""}},{"id":10,"title":"Personal Branding, Visibility and the Truth No One Tells You, with James Martin","slug":"james-martin","url":"/podcast/james-martin/","published_at":"2026-05-17T23:01:00.000000Z","positionInSeason":207,"season":{"number":11,"name":"Season 11"},"image":{"sources":{"original":"https://media.creativeboom.com/cb2998c8-a0be-41ad-8220-b37ac44fb593/d28dc843140db65a4802c901d5f154afed10286b.png","mp4":null,"width":3000,"height":3000,"widths":{"thumb":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/cb2998c8-a0be-41ad-8220-b37ac44fb593/conversions/d28dc843140db65a4802c901d5f154afed10286b-thumb.webp","width":320},"small":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/cb2998c8-a0be-41ad-8220-b37ac44fb593/conversions/d28dc843140db65a4802c901d5f154afed10286b-small.webp","width":640},"medium":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/cb2998c8-a0be-41ad-8220-b37ac44fb593/conversions/d28dc843140db65a4802c901d5f154afed10286b-medium.webp","width":1280},"large":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/cb2998c8-a0be-41ad-8220-b37ac44fb593/conversions/d28dc843140db65a4802c901d5f154afed10286b-large.webp","width":2048}}},"alt":"","caption":""}},{"id":11,"title":"The Spark: Natty Harris on Good Pens, Big Feelings and Pasta Personalities","slug":"spark-206","url":"/podcast/spark-206/","published_at":"2026-05-13T23:01:00.000000Z","positionInSeason":206,"season":{"number":11,"name":"Season 11"},"image":{"sources":{"original":"https://media.creativeboom.com/d5962789-1427-4fff-bfd5-9a1814e5a952/fa074fe5ed2514c42a66e0c26df1289ca5353dcb.png","mp4":null,"width":3000,"height":3000,"widths":{"thumb":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/d5962789-1427-4fff-bfd5-9a1814e5a952/conversions/fa074fe5ed2514c42a66e0c26df1289ca5353dcb-thumb.webp","width":320},"small":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/d5962789-1427-4fff-bfd5-9a1814e5a952/conversions/fa074fe5ed2514c42a66e0c26df1289ca5353dcb-small.webp","width":640},"medium":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/d5962789-1427-4fff-bfd5-9a1814e5a952/conversions/fa074fe5ed2514c42a66e0c26df1289ca5353dcb-medium.webp","width":1280},"large":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/d5962789-1427-4fff-bfd5-9a1814e5a952/conversions/fa074fe5ed2514c42a66e0c26df1289ca5353dcb-large.webp","width":2048}}},"alt":"","caption":""}},{"id":12,"title":"Grief, Growth and Rebuilding a Creative Life, with Natty Harris","slug":"natty-harris","url":"/podcast/natty-harris/","published_at":"2026-05-10T23:01:00.000000Z","positionInSeason":205,"season":{"number":11,"name":"Season 11"},"image":{"sources":{"original":"https://media.creativeboom.com/8c28d0f1-2bad-435e-8b72-dda829f2d2ea/4962cc1e5ac03406116253c9d7f5419038886149.png","mp4":null,"width":3000,"height":3000,"widths":{"thumb":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/8c28d0f1-2bad-435e-8b72-dda829f2d2ea/conversions/4962cc1e5ac03406116253c9d7f5419038886149-thumb.webp","width":320},"small":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/8c28d0f1-2bad-435e-8b72-dda829f2d2ea/conversions/4962cc1e5ac03406116253c9d7f5419038886149-small.webp","width":640},"medium":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/8c28d0f1-2bad-435e-8b72-dda829f2d2ea/conversions/4962cc1e5ac03406116253c9d7f5419038886149-medium.webp","width":1280},"large":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/8c28d0f1-2bad-435e-8b72-dda829f2d2ea/conversions/4962cc1e5ac03406116253c9d7f5419038886149-large.webp","width":2048}}},"alt":"","caption":""}},{"id":13,"title":"The Spark: David Airey on Hot Takes, Bad Habits, and Big Life Questions","slug":"spark-204","url":"/podcast/spark-204/","published_at":"2026-05-06T23:01:00.000000Z","positionInSeason":204,"season":{"number":11,"name":"Season 11"},"image":{"sources":{"original":"https://media.creativeboom.com/872f40b1-1a51-4470-9e24-088de5d98ed5/d148063b303e1190cf685e187a249cd140a93a68.png","mp4":null,"width":3000,"height":3000,"widths":{"thumb":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/872f40b1-1a51-4470-9e24-088de5d98ed5/conversions/d148063b303e1190cf685e187a249cd140a93a68-thumb.webp","width":320},"small":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/872f40b1-1a51-4470-9e24-088de5d98ed5/conversions/d148063b303e1190cf685e187a249cd140a93a68-small.webp","width":640},"medium":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/872f40b1-1a51-4470-9e24-088de5d98ed5/conversions/d148063b303e1190cf685e187a249cd140a93a68-medium.webp","width":1280},"large":{"url":"https://media.creativeboom.com/872f40b1-1a51-4470-9e24-088de5d98ed5/conversions/d148063b303e1190cf685e187a249cd140a93a68-large.webp","width":2048}}},"alt":"","caption":""}}]},"url":"/podcast/spark-214/","version":"b3627caaa048e57ec9188507783b214d","sharedProps":["errors","name","editorTimezone","seo","site","visitor","turnstileSiteKey","hideNewsletterStrip","navigation","navPreview"]}

The Spark: Katy Ennis-Hargreaves on Croc Hatred, Accidental Shoplifting and Vivienne Westwood

In the second, faster, slightly more feral half of the recording this week, Katy Ennis-Hargreaves of BOLDISM stays in the chair for The Spark – the rapid-fire round where the questions get cheekier and the answers get more honest.

Top of the agenda is her renowned and entirely unrepentant hatred of crocs, a feud so well known that former colleagues now send her "croc bait" on a weekly basis. From there, she makes the case against the beige, clean-girl aesthetic taking over the high street, and argues that the world simply needs more colour.

It's not all footwear-based warfare. Katy shares the small habit that actually rescues her work day, explains why "fake it till you make it" is the one piece of advice she'd ban from the industry forever, and pays tribute to Vivienne Westwood as her creative hero, the designer who insisted she wasn't a fashion designer at all but an activist.

Along the way, there's a frank confession about the last thing Katy "stole", a question handed forward to next week's guest, Rob Draper, and a gloriously unprofessional detour into why being bold means having genuine substance rather than just climbing.

Warm, daft and refreshingly raw in all the right places, it's a reminder that you can run a serious creative business and still have an enormous amount of fun doing it.

Sponsored by
Adobe
Subscribe and Listen
Subscribe